New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-07

whose direction
which may be drawn from them and points cut
tended, fNprsvsd and made reliable rs means OF in
creaslnc our knowledge Of the OF pain and death
causes.
The belief has been amsst universal both whit pro
fesson and tho public, until within comparatively
cent period, that cancer has generally hereditary orr
GIN 1t Is probable that no doctrine IN regard to the
cause or discGse hos given rise to much
lass misery ana nnhappiness in the world as this In
indicate sesi.nnS .. me disease suspicion becomes
ac0nvotion II any relative of former generation has
panGs Of neral DEAN long before it is deuonstrahle
that physical death Is inevitable from ths II the
fsrng from acute or chronic Affection attended with
synr oms which they have heard exist in the
enect Of th,s CONVICTION IL not only most DEPRESSING but
dansersnsiy eonrlca!es conditions which otherwise
many Illustrations of tho truth of both of my last
assertions Again. | have more than once been
heartbreaking sorrow: Are my children ia my
daughter doomed {. sufer as do !" The answer
extremely snail In all the statistic, which have been
able 70 collect where the sntecedsnt family hl'tery
ton of theso who have had cancer In whom some rela
form malignant TO be only 1865 per On
the ether hand, in ono family which has II the present
generation the largest Number OF victims that havs
ever prrsonay knew, have authoritative proof fer
asserting that No development Of auy form OF malignant
disease has ever existed in three previous seacrstion
Including cslatsral branches.
Before professional audience could give list Of
Names. Which would he regarded As concIu.ive az 10
present A!ie of the profession on this psnt More than
a.arts o" cesmr{ ago Nj, I 1s hi.
dsbelie IN hereditary origin as an effective cause Re-
most ahl. dsonsson Of this subject he said: 1T ia
utterly useless to employ such term as hereditary
Of cancer in such sense we speak OF tho
transmission OF some other diseases
CANCER NOT HEREDITARY.
PR .lvty to the disease may result from tho con
juRcsn of certain parenase but cannot he said IL he
xherti from ancestors in whom 1t did not exist We
may speak OF being hereditary as ws speak Of
dol trem hers
this Transmission OF the disease Parents cannot trans
nit TO caeen disease which has no existence in their
System previous to the birth Of the children and
thus is absurd say that daughter has inherited tss
discasr which her mother first developed twenty-five
years r tho birth of the daughter.
bacillus is az yet unknown in sc-nce and the
that James raget in lecture delivered on
the l'o OF Novesher expresses me heusI MAJ niG.
be rou@ in essential relation With cancer and cancc'us
dseas But as yet there are no sseertained facts which
Ia a paper read betsre the Academy OF Medicine in
1870 then ayowed the opinion that cancer could not
be regarded "a. hereditary disease. but that hered
itary erdsscy often exists in those waoss ancestry
dcyeopes by sons locsl sI.ting causes ..
Gamer was is:araed by A"er%ssGy' great d ,so
early part of tn. present century. rs boisg
6isen Withn the pas. few years large Number Of
the ast eminent Psychologists have eesomo aaaeren'
that ia cons'itullsnal aiect.n secondary result
This ~, the ae or place TO- review as various ne
etscr view. but it is point .f great Importance ~
ailectin. the question OF the durability oi the dseass
tho first place med.sss mas Jet b'cn discovered
which aCts specifically III retl1dn- or curing me DIS
ease. quiuiss and mercury ard stsers 30 certain
specific diseases. No has the moral right Ia adj
mluistc- drug without sone well daUned We" OF the
end whcs he wishes t. acesiaps and wen Si'unioI
belief that dru. he selects will probably efcrt ths
result But III cancer We do not knew what primary
change, are necessary IN either tissue OF uAesn 10 pro-
long life the disease. Even Ne did know ti'
no drug has yet been fousd which experescc has |
proved will effect these changes. SOFT msv be positively
asserted that NO case OF cshcer has eve. proved 10
have eeen cured by inedleal Treatment .@ay cases
trostu"at and as after tnrse years esnsr-Iiy De-
n We the right "a say that man have bsca ab-
elu,c cured nv total removal O. iseased tissues.
think sufficient facts have be ccumulateo, espe-
asser,io,s: Total removal OF the sdisea.ed growth
when il is found distinctly ted affection. ;hs |
lyaph2ue glands not being lhNe' 4. II l. hishy prop
voyed i've lynn phatlc aud gland. the Of
materially diminished hut In may snoh Gases
operation has proved to he of great service reey
suffering and prolOng life i.r months aad IN ss.e
frsm TO two or hrse year,, After tho local MS.
case has existed sufficient length OF time 10 contain
the bsoi and infect the general sy,t.n cure 10y
less Great progress. has bsen made in successful sur
gerry within the past fc by resort 10 the opera
eSis,ene. OF the disease can he dcertuiusi
Tne most recent and probably tn, most 9ut I"
DON a.4crts that every week Of delay increases
me $1,000 q sn ' sscandarJ gans ana Of sa lorna
ton Of secondary gro1ths But duration alone is not
for a. the sane author adds. "whou leugdurarion 81
ni:lcnaat 4 associated with very sls~ pro
grcss. small $40. absence oil serious sdne''hs
OF afec' ion OF the neghboiins Tnphstic sahus ana OF
pro,peo Of permanent relief fro@ operation Tor rs 'e
nOya." The question OF the lscahty Of the rF"~ts -
uece,y ana Irobable % removal and will al
ways be carefully and conscontiousy weisned bsorr
any Of his eli, and Elsewhere nave removed
them Win the success ANTICIPATED. from muscles
t.e tue Inc breast ana stn.r eIt,rsd orsas II
~ u A
all present would be Interested IN Nearing an
account OF such az have personal kuo"Iclges susr
from r,v own observation or from knowsdge aelVel
directly from the operations but ,nen ,eis' you'd BE
inappropr ate ON The ana am co ,rd
10 desy myself the pleasure Of paying ln't trenls
10 the s and sound Judgment OF surgeons That we nave
in our city.
BREAST CANCER A LOCAL AFFECTION.
Dr. W. Gross, OF Philadelphia. asserts TIE coHvc-
items steadily ganisg ground that this disease IN inc
breast Is primarily local affection ana not csn'titn-
tonal one and has by the statistics Of ms prac-
ee and that Of others the usefulness AID success OF Tho
surgical removal Of the disease
But a, havc said bsiore, removal OF the diseased by OPP
Grafton IS restricted TO external os'rs Out NAVY
operaons removal OF internal organs have been per-
fortooS with all the that could be anticipated
although it must be added there have been many fail
urss On November IA three weeks ago was present
when one OF .he hsaIcsI S%srn oi .nis
tempted surgery viz, the entire removal OF MoN
M, ini aa coSr1rrca in the a "a.
operation impcrsv-ly necessary and mat IL offered
"A chance OF success, may tH<I tHe
Inc ep.ror and nysslf glvtL Independently each
without the knowledge of the other. Inis patent a.
within few days. mas had no unaVOrdbls
which have retarded her couvaesccHco III IL
hat may hereafter escape any return o. the
ds,sse fl certain that her life has bscn prolonged
and hat she has saved from months, ara perhaps
wears % suffering. which would nave soon ehuen ny
49, faiC nnmber OF cases have been reported In /
witch sch results boon ataihcd And yet 20 ats as
Gu,en ycsrs aye any proposal 10 attempt soi an opera
,,. r,d hsys been condemned bv tho universal sont-
nam Of te profession aud II it had beoE attsmptei Asd
,ssmed IN failure The public would have denounced the
a,cr,tor a. a reckless interruptions butcher, "ho nal
No cossceues az regards the result 10 Ms Passt oht
si.uly sought personal glory In me eCat OF hsNsR Pbr
famed "A wonderful operation. All of US nave Oei"ro
heard such language applied " surgeons ,
- . 80 ~hicb now commands the NEST universal
svInnatLy ana inherent In all nations OF inc "oild Is
fhat OF the Crown Prince OF Prussia. IL 10 "A uIl,
naral,il.d event In history that three men. TWO OF
,yi,o,. had been at tho head Of the Government OF